Space Program

November 22, 1985

PEKING — China plans to orbit a space station, the official People's Daily reported Thursday. The story, which quoted Ren Ximinin of the Ministry of Space Industry did not say when or if it would be manned. Another ministry official, Zhang Jiqing, said in June that China could carry out manned space flights but would not ''for some time.'' Ren also said that China is manufacturing rockets that can launch synchronous orbit satellites and the plan is ''to expand the country's share of the satellite launching business.''